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https://commons.com.ua/wp-content/uploads/2025/12/photo_2025-02-24_14.23.14.jpeg1280577On February 24, 2022, Russia launched a full-scale invasion of Ukraine. However, this was only a new stage, as the conflict dates back to 2014, when Russia seized Crimea and the armed conflict in Donbas began. Russia's role therein had been debated until 2022, once the invasion revealed that it was a Russian operation against […]